Melissa Hassey » Children

A new addition!

melissa — Sat, 19 May 2012 12:55:50 +0000

This week I was lucky enough to photograph yet another amazing newborn baby!! At just 2 weeks old, baby William was really wonderful for his first official portrait session. He never made a peep and was really alert and interested in everything we were doing. I was also privelaged to photograph his proud parents and adoring (not to mention adorable!!) big brother, Jimmy. Jimmy was awesome and kept wanting to hug and kiss his little brother, which was great!

Although Dad is trying to raise 2 Yankees fans, I won’t hold it against him… too much! This is a great family and I had a fantastic time capturing these moments for them!

Another Spring Mini Portrait Session at Strawbridge Lake Park!

melissa — Wed, 02 May 2012 01:17:43 +0000

I was excited to meet up with another family that I have known for quite a few years now. Watching families grow is so amazing and I am truly grateful to get to preserve some of these moments in time for them through my photography.

Strawbridge Lake Park is always fun and it was a beautiful day outside! The kids, especially, were excited to see quite a few momma geese and their goslings swimming in the lake. Though, really, seeing that never gets old! It’s tough to see, but the geese are swimming in the lake in the photo where the family is holding hands.

We also had fun skipping, laughing and eating cupcakes & grapes! I hope you enjoy these few!

Spring Mini Session at Strawbridge Lake Park!

melissa — Tue, 01 May 2012 20:55:20 +0000

I am excited to share this Spring Mini Session from Strawbridge Lake Park in Moorestown, NJ with you! We ended up having a picnic complete with lots of fruit and, of course, cupcakes! We also played with blocks, cameras and the teddy bear statues at the park.

I’ve been photographing this family since their oldest, Benicio, was just a baby. He and his sister Luciana are the best! Cooperative, fun and absolutely adorable!! Yet another great reflection on awesome parenting.

I simply love the shot of the kids kissing with the cupcakes! I hope you enjoy these….

Giovanni’s First Birthday Party!

melissa — Wed, 25 Apr 2012 20:07:39 +0000

WARNING: If you are trying to avoid craving sweets…. do not scroll down!!

I was so happy to get to spend a short amount of time at Giovanni’s First Birthday Party!! The party was held at the adorable Cafe Fontana in Mapleshade, NJ. Gio’s creative and talented mom put together the goldfish themed party complete with delicious (and many homemade!) sweets, bowls of goldfish, personalized place cards and fully packed party favor buckets for the kids! I consider her to be a mad party planner and think that she should go into business! Wouldn’t you agree?

I wish that I could have stayed longer as I’m sure it continued to be a wonderful party. That said, I am glad that I got to be there long enough to see the kids get their faces painted and catch a few smiles from the people that snuck some treats in before lunch (myself included!)

Happy Birthday, Giovanni! At one, you are already a really awesome little dude!

Giovanni was passed around a lot that day but really lit up when he got to crawl around on the floor!

Magical Christmas Portrait….

melissa — Fri, 30 Dec 2011 17:40:53 +0000

Like I had said…. I am attempting to catch up on my blog posts!! Since this portrait session focused on getting one individual photograph, I figured it was an easy post.

I just love these girls!! Their mom had the idea for the portrait and we collaborated together once again this year, with these two beautiful sisters, to create a unique, fun and magical Christmas portrait. I hope you enjoy this!

Center City/ Rittenhouse Portraits!

melissa — Tue, 22 Nov 2011 20:28:01 +0000

Yay! Another Center City portrait session. I love these! Sam and her mom were so much fun. Sam has always made my job easy throughout the years. She is full of personality and style (she even picked out her own wardrobe!). She is enamored with dogs and pigeons, 2 of my favorite animals as well. It was cute to watch her chase after the pigeons. We wandered the streets, stores and parks around Center City. It was a great day overall.

Below is one of my favorites from the day…..

Center City Portrait Session in Philadelphia!

melissa — Mon, 07 Nov 2011 20:48:18 +0000

I just love this family! They are fun, open minded and beautiful! This is the 4th year (wow!) that I have had the absolute pleasure of photographing Cheyenne. He gets more and more handsome each year…. however that is possible! Here are a few pics from previous years as well as a couple of past blog post links:

2008, 2009, 2010

http://melissahassey.com/2010/10/batman-at-the-philadelphia-art-museum/

http://melissahassey.com/2009/09/spiderman-in-rittenhouse-park/

This year we traveled around Center City. We stopped at City Hall, Broad Street, Prince Music Theatre and the Comcast Building. It was SO much fun! I can always rely on this family to collaborate ideas with and, as you will see, to dress impeccably. You all are the best!!

The Pop Shop in Collingswood!

melissa — Sat, 05 Nov 2011 11:35:08 +0000

It had been 3 years since I last saw this family…. but it was well worth the wait! Three years ago I photographed Joseph on the Main Street in Haddonfield, NJ. Below is a portrait from that session. how handsome is he!? And wait until you see how much he’s grown!

Since that time, Joseph acquired a little brother, Ethan! Another cutie! These boys were so much fun. We met at one of their favorite family stops: The Pop Shop in Collingswood, NJ. I had never been there but it is adorable and I can see why kids and adults alike completely packed this diner on a Saturday afternoon.

Admittedly, Joseph had some moments where he really didn’t feel like being photographed much. Though, once he got a hamburger and a drink in his belly, he was goofy and full of smiles! I can completely relate, Joseph!

And heeeeeere’s Ethan!

Fall Portraits at Valley Forge National Park

melissa — Fri, 04 Nov 2011 12:54:01 +0000

This portrait session took quite some time to actually happen! It seemed like nature was trying to keep us apart. There were multiple days of bad weather, unfortunate illness and then, to top it off, we couldn’t find each other at the park! It actually became quite humorous!

Thankfully it DID eventually happen and I finally got to meet the absolutely adorable Hannah! She is a new walker/ waddler, which I always love! She has a wonderful personality and apparently loves to eat!

I met with Hannah and her mom at Valley Forge National Park. I brought a bunch of apples for some Fall fun and boy did Hannah love those! We actually had to hide them for a bit just to get a few portraits without the apples. Ha!

Anyway, this blog took me a while to put together as Hannah is so cute that she made it tough to choose! I hope you enjoy…..

Storybook Land Portrait Session!

melissa — Thu, 06 Oct 2011 17:33:33 +0000

On the way down to the Jersey Shore, you may have passed Storybook Land. If you have young children, I definitely suggest that you make the stop and check this park out! Storybook Land is an adorable, fun and well shaded (yay!) park for young children and child-like adults alike. The theme is (obviously?) children’s stories and nursery rhymes and is really adorable.

I have been photographing this awesome family for years and was excited to visit someplace new with them. We always make the portrait session more like a play date/ fun outing for John Paul. Each year I look forward to seeing how much he has grown! This year was no exception. He is turning into quite an awesome little man. I loved that after each ride he told the operator, “I really liked that!”.

It was so much fun to hang out with them, play with John Paul and even go on a few rides (I love my job!!).

I hope you enjoy these!